Never Closed
Most convenience stores are never closed. They are almost always open 24 hours a day. An original leader in the industry is 7-Eleven – in fact their name shared the hours they operated. They were the first to sell grocery Read More …
Category: food
Floating Billboard
There is a first time for everything, right? Well, today is the first time I’ve ever seen this. Since I started the week with roadside observations, which lead to billboards in some way or another… I figured I’d share something Read More …
Keep It Fresh
If you are in the food business, one of the first rules should be to keep it fresh. Some retailers and restaurants do this better than others… Whether it is the witty banter of the people who work there or Read More …
Is It Too Late
Today, I am sitting here, enjoying watermelon salad of all things, and I have to wonder (admittedly, I’ve pondered this before…) is it too late to pull back on the things we’ve asked for in the last 4 or 5 Read More …
Gottahava
Gottahava Wawa is their current slogan and it sure is catchy. Most of you, (from anywhere within 100 miles of Philly,) knew what brand this was about from the title. You are fanatics. You love the brand. You love everything Read More …
The Hub
At the center of a wheel, or at the center of an organization, group or activity, by definition is the hub. Justifiably so, companies have started (ok, a while ago) to use that term in their name. GrubHub, StubHub, HubSpot… Read More …
Get In Line
Perhaps my new favorite app. Get in line… at a restaurant. No Wait offers an offsite waiting list; sign up before you get there and (this is the key part) see how long of a wait there is for your Read More …
UnWined
It’s really do appreciate clever little ways of saying something we all know and love. Combining relaxation and wine, making unwind into UnWined is a perfect example. It is a Friday night and a holiday weekend to go with it…getting Read More …
2 For
When a 2 for $X.00 promotion entices you to stop and not only buy the special, but also another sandwich and some home made salads, too. Then, you probably accomplished a great deal more than you would have… well, without Read More …
Cross The Road
It was a long day of driving today. (Luckily someone else was behind the wheel for most of the miles…and we car pooled for as much of it as we could.) On our way back home, at the rest stop, Read More …